Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 9884
Hearing Impairment: Children
Tabled: 17 October 2024
Answered: 24 October 2024
Question
Catherine Fookes
Labour — Monmouthshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will meet with Auditory Verbal UK to discuss (a) barriers to opportunities and (b) improved outcomes for deaf children.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsThere are no current plans to meet. However, I note that my colleague the Minister for Early Education has met with and visited Auditory Verbal UK to understand the work they are doing to improve the lives of deaf children.